According to a report by Amnesty International, women activists have led the charge this year While women’s rights groups have always been active in the social justice space, 2018 saw women take the forefront in fighting for their rights on a grand scale. According to the latest report by the Amnesty International called Rights Today,...

Over Three Hundred Women Expected To Partake In This Pertinent Discussion The second edition of the Joburg Film Festival (JFF) is set to take place on Sunday, 11 November 2018 at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein. Hot on the heels of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Summit, this occasion aims to unpack the challenges faced by...

Gender inequality in the workplace is an issue women are faced with on a daily basis, not only in South Africa but worldwide. Men are paid more and aren’t seen as out of place when holding positions of power, while women work twice as hard for recognition. And once they’ve worked their way up the...

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) wants more young people to take up positions as academics. The department said this at a briefing committee meeting by the select committee on cooperative governance and traditional affairs, adding that people who are currently sitting in those positions would retire soon. The DHET was presenting an...

VIP Debate Club #3 The A-GENDER Date: Tuesday 25 November 2014 Time: 5.30pm to 7pm Venue: Bannister Hotel, 9 De Beer Street, Braamfontein Register: It’s free to attend, however please complete our form below. The VIP Debate Club is back in Braamfontein this month. Join us for our new Live VIP ZA event series – the...

It’s women’s month in South Africa and if you’ve watched government TV long enough you’ll know how much it’s been drilled into us to take extra care of women this month, as if this is the only month that they matter in. There is also a school of thought that thinks (see what I did...